| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Norway | ||
| Men's snowboarding | ||
| Dew Tour Medal Record | ||
| Gold | 2009 | Slopestyle |
| X Games Medal Record | ||
| Gold | 2011 Aspen | Big Air |
| Gold | 2008 Aspen | Big Air |
| Silver | 2010 Aspen | Big Air |
| Silver | 2009 Aspen | Big Air |
Torstein Horgmo (born 18 February 1987) is a Norwegian pro snowboarder. He is 5'8" tall. He is known for his flawless style and executing very technical jumps along with a mastery skill of rails.
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Torstein won a gold medal in Snowboard Big Air at the 2008 Winter X Games XII in Aspen, Colorado, after first beating Travis Rice in the semifinals, and then Kevin Pearce in the final. He also won 1st in the Slopestyle Final at the 2009 Winter Dew Tour, beating Shaun White, who won the Slopestyle Final in Breckenridge, Colorado.[1] At the 2009 Winter X-Games XIII, Horgmo was defeated in Big Air by friend and teammate Travis Rice. This event trialed the text-voting system as the only judging system. The riders, including Rice himself, have stated that they do not believe that this voting system produces fair results, as nationality, popularity, and crowd appeal of the tricks can outweigh the technicality of the trick itself. Horgmo performed switch backside 1260's, but was defeated by Rice's backside double rodeo 1080. It is worth noting that both riders threw the same tricks against each other in previous competitions, with Horgmo getting the higher score. Torstein landed his switch backside 1260 without reverting, whereas Travis had to revert both his landings (turning another 180 degrees after landing, because he couldn't stop the rotation).
In Dew Tour winter 2009/10 he took two first place victories over Shaun White in slopestyle, stating his place as one of the best jumpers in the sport.
In the summer of 2010 he was the first to land a triple cork (three off axis flips before coming back in contact with the ground) off a 100 ft jump in Folgefonna, Norway.[2]
In the Winter X Games XV Finals Torstein landed an attempt of the triple cork in competition in the Big Air Final on January 28, 2011, winning gold medal over Sebastien Toutant, even doing so with a broken rib and a concussion. He agrees it wasn't a true triple cork because the jump wasn't big enough for the full rotation, calling it the "stupidest thing I've done in my whole life, by far." [3]
| Event | Discipline | Stars | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abominable Snowjam 07 | HP | 5star | 11 |
| Abominable Snowjam 07 | SS | 5star | 1 |
| Garnier Fructis Australian Open 07 | SS | 4star | 2 |
| Garnier Fructis Australian Open 07 | HP | 4star | 4 |
| Stylewars 007 by Oakley 07 | SS | 3star | 1 |
| Nokia Air & Style Munich 07 | SS | 6star | 3 |